Eleanor is working to save her grandmother’s fudge shop when she is reunited with Cam, a high-powered consultant with a crush on her since high school. A small-town, holiday romance inspired by A Christmas Carol.Eleanor Fooge didn’t ask to have a name that rhymed with the most famous miser in history, but she did vow to never be like him—a vow that was easy to keep during high school and college … keep during high school and college and right on through success at running her grandmother’s fudge business. But she discovered success was like trying to hold water in her hand—the harder she tried, the more tightfisted she became. When the orders slowed and the customers flocked to the new cupcake shop in town, her hands—and her heart—closed up and iced over. Soon it wasn’t just the business and protecting the family name at risk. As the boys in ninth grade had teased her, no one loves a Scrooge.
Cam Wilson traded his small ski-town childhood for big-city college and a fast track to the good life. Or so he thought. The only good thing about his new job was the money. He hadn’t bargained for the travel, the constant pressure to deliver results, and the shallow relationships that would leave him wanting more. The years he spent helping desperate CEOs save their businesses from bankruptcy taught him something he hadn’t expected—he may have left the good life back in Pine Creek.
He found himself missing everything he thought he didn’t need—fresh air, a town full of people who felt like family, a view of the mountains that never got old. And longing for one more chance to get to know Eleanor—the girl with the funny last name but the sweetest smile he’d ever seen. Going back wasn’t the hard part. What he wanted was a reason to stay.
When a viral video drives them apart, can a rare copy of A Christmas Carol bring them together? Find out in this heartwarming, second-chance holiday romance.
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Childhood cruelties can definitely hand around well into adulthood. Eleanor has the misfortune of having a last name that rhymes with Scrooge and her behavior has started to make her into a modern day Ebenezer. This was a fun book to read and I enjoyed the characters and how they grow.
There is no better time to read this than in July. Not a retelling of Dickens A Christmas Carol or even Marley and Scrooge. This has shades of the made for television Ms. Scrooge, but overall it is a unique love story all on its own.
Eleanor Fooge (rhymes with Scrooge) has taken over her Grandmother’s fudge business. She has expanded it into several shops and scaling a business too quickly comes with heartaches and difficulties. Having a name that rhymes with a well known miser also has its challenges.
Cam Wilson was the boy from high school that got away. Actually, he was the one who never got a real first chance. Will he get a second chance at a first date?
As fate would have it, his company is called in not to SAVE Fooge Fudge but to take the blame for its failure. This is NOT a job he would agree to.
Is Eleanor still the girl he had a crush on in high school or has life hardened her?
Eleanor not only has to save her Grandmother’s business but has to rediscover herself in the process.
Wonderful characters. A beloved classic tale told in an original fashion. A really nice second chance story to get lost in. We all have to wait and work for the desired Happy Ending.
Heartwarming – second chances are possible
Very cute read
I want to start off by saying I won this ebook in a Goodreads giveaway. In return for my honest review. I really enjoyed this take on the Charles Dickens story. This Christmas story being my last for this Christmas was amazing ending. And I will be adding this story to my re-read list for next Christmas.
About the book:
This story takes place in Denver in a small town. A young woman named Eleanor Fooge who runs her grandma fudge store. It sucks for Eleanor when your name rhymes with Scrooge. And Eleanor is overwhelmed by running her grandma store and running others. That might have to close because the stores are not busy. Until she asks for help and old friend comes into her life. And Eleanor learns of second chances can happen. I really enjoyed this book. Highly recommend this book if your looking for a cozy quick read.
I enjoy retellings of the Christmas Carol, but I think this may be my favorite one so far. Eleanor is definitely grumpy and mean and many would call her a Scrooge even if her last name wasn’t Fooge. However, what I liked was how even though she lost sight of it, she realized the part of Scrooge we should focus on is how the book ended, not how it began. The story of Scrooge would not be so popular if he had not redeemed himself in the end. Cam is a wonderful guy and one you just like from the very beginning, even if he does have a few flaws of his own. He is so good for Eleanor and they are sweet together. I also love Grandma Fooge. She sounds amazing and I just want to give her a hug and enjoy some fudge. A great Christmas story to read in July.
This is a story that could be a Hallmark movie. It is inspired by A Christmas Carol and the reader can see how it mirrors the beloved classic in many ways. I enjoyed the story.
Eleanor was not a very likable character initially. And I had a bit of trouble understanding how Cam felt any attraction to her but she is intended to mirror Scrooge so we aren’t really supposed to like her in the beginning. Cam was able to see past her crusty persona to the woman he had admired in high school. They had this second chance to see if anything could come of it. I kept trying to understand why Eleanor is so mean but again, she is the Scrooge like character so there doesn’t have to be a reason. She just is. It is stress related really but I just kept thinking she didn’t have to be so mean. She was pretty shockingly mean too.
Cam, however, was very likable and I was thrilled to hear him standing up for Eleanor instead of the trope where she overhears part of a conversation and misunderstands and so forth.
I was rooting for both of them both in business and romance.
No sex, language or violence